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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Following are excerpts of that process gleaned from past newsletters. [Scroll down to read what was entered into the … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of …
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Guided Seasonal Tour

… Black Hawk Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts … drawn readers into this classic novel for more than 100 years.   As part of our NEA Big Read programming, guests are … W. 3rd Street This is the site where Anna Sadilek Pavelka’s first child was baptized and where Anna was married. This …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… curriculum support resources  at www.willacather.org or to  download the National Willa Cather Center app for virtual … Forum Lecture:  Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History ,  with Littleton Alston … Oct 14–15 — Celebrate Willa Cather's 150th birthday at  Old Time Autumn  • Brownville Historical Society, …
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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… You can, too—in any season or time of year, whether for the first time or on a return trip. We offer a variety of guided … classic novel My Ántonia , published in 1918, was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… Image Image NEA Big Read: My Ántonia Programs Offered to Communities and Organizations … Ántonia When critic Randolph Bourne heralded  My Ántonia in 1918 as the arrival of the “American novel,” he could not …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… status as a literary pilgrimage destination for more than fifty years. Just six months after the house reopened on Willa … with a sloping ceiling, like my 'rose-bower' in our old first home. Do you remember?"   —Cather in a 1945 letter to …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive sixteen-month … Cather's novel,  The Song of the Lark , and short stories, “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The extensive … transformative restoration has ensured that the 140+-year-old home will be preserved as a cultural attraction for the …
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The Potter Family

… Street business district. Later J.Q. and Jacob opened the first grist mill west of Beatrice after they constructed, … War was on now and my father volunteered and spent three years in the service until the close of the war. He was … Orleans; N. F. Potter, Alma; twenty-six grandchildren, fifty great grandchildren.” (By Attorney Jas. S. Gilham) …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost … by singularities. When Philip Roth died in 2018, New Yorker editor David Remnick held that “he was in … of  The Song of the Lark ,  The Professor's House , and  Death Comes for the Archbishop ; the tiny enclave of French …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Service, which is being matched dollar-for-dollar through a private fundraising effort. Acquired and restored in our … wallpaper in Willa Cather’s bedroom. The restoration is a key component of the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign …
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